United States of America v. Brian M. Turner

Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with receiving and distributing child pornography.



Brian M. Turner, 38, was charged with receiving and distributing child pornography.



Defendant sentenced to FBOP for 180 MONTHS. Upon release from imprisonment the defendant shall be placed on SUPERVISED RELEASE for 15 YEARS. Special Assessment: $100; Fine: waived. Restitution: $6000; JVTA: waived. The Court recommends that the defendant be designated to Marianna FCI, Florida. The Preliminary Oder of Forfeiture entered on 11/24/2020 is finalized and imposed. Defendant is remanded into custody.





The investigation began in December 2018 when law enforcement received a Cybertipline report that Facebook had identified an image of possible child pornography sent by Turner via his Facebook Messenger account to another user in Australia. On Jan. 29, 2019, a law enforcement officer located Turner at a Springfield McDonald's restaurant. Turner admitted to viewing child pornography for the past 10 years. He explained that he received the child pornography from others utilizing Facebook Messenger. Turner also admitted that he stored images of child pornography in his Google Photos account.



Investigators conducted a forensic examination of Turner's cell phone and found 236 images and one video of child pornography.



This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephanie Wan and Nhan D. Nguyen. It was investigated by Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Springfield, Mo., Police Department.



ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO

(1)

Defendant sentenced to FBOP for 180 MONTHS. Upon release from imprisonment the defendant shall be placed on SUPERVISED RELEASE for 15 YEARS. Special Assessment: $100; Fine: waived. Restitution: $6000; JVTA: waived. The Court recommends that the defendant be designated to Marianna FCI, Florida. The Preliminary Oder of Forfeiture entered on 11/24/2020 is finalized and imposed. Defendant is remanded into custody.